65A District Court

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Contact

Address
100 E. State Street, St. Johns, MI 48879
Hours
M-F 8:00am-4:45pm (phones open until 5pm; civil filings must be made by 4:30pm).

Judges (2)

  • Honorable Andrew Michael StevensDistrict Judge
  • Honorable Lisa SullivanChief Judge

Court contacts

Filing and payment

E-filing (MiFILE)
MiFILE: mandatory for attorneys and voluntary (with computer access) for self-represented filers
Payments
Online payment for fines/costs/traffic tickets via Pay Location Code (PLC) 1919 (leaves the county site to a third-party portal).
Forms
Small Claims Forms, Michigan Court Approved Forms, MiFILE, and Self-Help Tools (landlord/tenant, criminal, traffic, money/debt) all linked; Conviction Set Aside info posted.
Local administrative orders
Language Action Plan (PDF) published; no separate general LAO library identified this pass.

Jurisdiction

Divisions
Judge: Hon. Andrew Stevens. Address: 100 E State Street, Suite 3400, St. Johns, MI 48879. Main phone (989) 224-5150; separate Civil (989) 224-5152, Criminal (989) 224-5153, and Traffic (989) 224-5151 lines/emails. Misdemeanors ≤1 year, felony preliminary exams, civil ≤$25,000 (garnishments, eviction, land contract/mortgage foreclosure, small claims), all vehicle code/ordinance violations. Videoconferencing presumed for MCR 2.408(C)-eligible hearings; other Zoom appearances need pre-approval (members of the public are not included per MCR 2.407(A)(1)).
Special dockets
Mid-Michigan Regional Sobriety Court and Mid-Michigan Regional Mental Health Court (both explicitly regional, i.e. serving multiple counties, not just Clinton).

SCAO court code D65A. Compiled from the Michigan SCAO trial court directory and this court's own website, last checked 2026-08-29. Confirm anything time-sensitive with the court directly.